The Difficult Road to Lasting Friendship

This week on Uniquely Woman, Lisa and I are tackling the next episode in our friendship series. We’re discussing how to prepare your heart for deeper friendships, as well as how to keep the bonds of those friendships strong. We women long for friendships, but in so many seasons of life they seem beyond our grasp.

Show Notes

Preparing your heart

You won’t be close to everyone; some people won’t even like you

You are made for friendship but friendships can’t validate you

Deeper friendships take time to develop

Peel yourself off in layers as relationships develop; don’t dump on someone all at once

Point each other to Jesus; be able to point out sin or problem areas with love

Pray: for good friends, to be a good friend, for your friends

Strengthening friendships

Find ways to relate even when you are different

Be open to new ideas and recommendations

Ask for advice

Listen

Spend time in person/Facetime regularly (it helps to hear her voice)

Only speak well of each other

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I am really appreciating this friendship series on the podcast! Not sure if you’re already planning on covering this, but I would be interested in hearing how you and Lisa dealt with friendships as your friends started dating and getting married. So not when you are the one with a boyfriend but when your close friends have a boyfriend (or girlfriend), how do you try to stay close and be there, while still respecting this new relationship in their life?

Another topic I would be interested in is how to have a good friendship with a guy. Basically, how to be close but not too close. I have a friend who I’ve known for almost 10 years, and he’ll be going off to college soon, so the only way to really communicate is through texting. Is it weird to ask to pray for him? How do I take this friendship a little deeper so that he knows that I want to be there for him, without being weird or getting too close.

Thanks for the wonderful podcast! It’s really uplifting and encouraging!

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